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J.J. Hoover wins arbitration hearing against Cincinnati Reds

According to fomer CBSSports.com baseball writer and current MLB Network talking head Jon Heyman, J.J. Hoover has won his arbitration case against the Cincinnati Reds.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 5, 2016

The two sides had been a comically small $175,000 apart in their initially submitted figures, which had me initially speculating that the reason why no settlement had been reached for 2016 was because the two sides were discussing a multi-year deal (akin to the one Sam LeCure signed prior to the 2014 season, for instance).